Cost Of Living in Little Woods, LA

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Little Woods	New Orleans	Louisiana
Cost of living	98	106	91
Goods & Services	103	103	96
Groceries	96	96	95
Health care	114	114	99
Housing	99	127	81
Transportation	92	92	96
Utilities	78	78	84

New Real Estate Listings in Little Woods Area

For Sale For Rent

Search

Search Homes for Sale in New Orleans, LA

See How Much House You Can Afford. Get Pre-Approved Today

Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Little Woods is 8% higher than the New Orleans average
The cost of living in Little Woods is 2% lower than the national average
Little Woods housing is 1% lower than the national average
Louisiana general sales tax is 13% lower than the national average
Louisiana state income tax is 29% lower than the national average

Most Affordable Places to Live in and Around Little Woods

See all the best places to live around Little Woods

Compare New Orleans, LA Cost of Living

Write a review to give others more information about this area.

See all Little Woods poll results

The best places in Louisiana

Here are the best places to live in Louisiana

Most Dangerous Cities In The US

These are the 10 cheapest cities in Louisiana

Check out the 10 most dangerous cities in Louisiana

Salary Calculator

This is how much you would need to earn in

Price difference in compared to

Cost of living index
Goods & Services index
Groceries index
Health care index
Housing index
Transportation index
Utilities index

Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Household	$36,047	$3,004	$841	$1,082

Louisiana Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Louisiana	4.45%	11.45%

Louisiana Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Louisiana	1.85%	4.25%

Goods & Services

Item	New Orleans	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.67	$24.26	10.7%
Beauty Salon	$43.17	$45.56	5.3%
Toothpaste	$3.57	$3.70	3.6%
Shampoo	$1.22	$1.28	4.5%
Movie	$13.30	$12.13	9.6%
Bowling	$12.33	$18.00	31.5%

Groceries

Item	New Orleans	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.15	$5.84	5.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.39	$1.57	11.6%
Milk	$4.55	$4.67	2.5%
Potatoes	$5.31	$4.93	7.5%
Pizza	$12.61	$12.09	4.3%
Beer	$10.23	$10.41	1.7%

Health Care

Item	New Orleans	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$128.17	$125.68	2.0%
Doctor	$127.78	$135.78	5.9%
Dentist	$129.44	$113.29	14.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.46	$10.65	1.8%
Lipitor	$482.03	$468.60	2.9%

Housing

Item	New Orleans	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$250,000.00	$184,700.00	35.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,882.94	$2,346.69	19.8%
Apartment Rent	$1,025.00	$949.00	8.0%

Transportation

Item	New Orleans	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.14	$3.46	9.2%
Tire Balancing	$68.00	$59.92	13.5%

Utilities

Item	New Orleans	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$149.86	$193.99	22.8%
Phone	$186.90	$192.25	2.8%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Pleasure Bend, LA	300	84	16.1%
Bridge City, LA	6,409	88	11.6%
Avondale, LA	4,889	90	10.3%
Westwego, LA	8,411	90	9.7%
Waggaman, LA	10,917	92	7.9%
New Orleans, LA	391,249	106	6.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Wichita, KS	390,566	92	7.9%
Tampa, FL	395,912	107	7.5%
Arlington, TX	397,269	105	4.7%
Cleveland, OH	383,331	83	17.4%
Tulsa, OK	402,441	90	10.2%
New Orleans, LA	391,249	106	6.0%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Little Woods, New Orleans, LA